Farmers fear collapse of Khoupum Dam
Source: Chronicle News Service
Noney, May 25 2023:
Citing difficulties in starting agricul-tural works due to scanty rainfall, farmers of Khoupum valley, Noney district appealed to authority concerned to carry out main-tenance work of the Khoupum Dam.
The farmers lamented that water level in Khoupum Dam Irrigation Project Canal right and left canals is at 'zero' point while the dam has been in poor shape as no repair work has been done for over a decade in-spite of representations submitted multiple times to minister and officials concerned.
Owing to negligence by the government, the public are facing serious problems and face the risk of suffering collateral loss the dam is vulnerable to collapsing anytime, they said while alleging that Water Resource Department Maintenance Division-II staff/ employees remain absent through the year.
As redressal measures assured by the gov-ernment are yet to be translated into action till date, the public might be compelled to launch democratic form of agitation in case of further negligence, they cautioned.